Just to build the momentum a bit more... I've seen the Plan 3 times on this tour and every show was fucking rad; from the now-famous sold out show at the middle-east in Boston (probably one of the 3 best shows I've ever seen) to their show at the Skinny in Portland, Maine (playing for a crowd of about 10 people) they rocked the Casbah and split the diff. Travis is totally nuts; he has this look in his eyes when he's performing that makes Isaac Brock look postively boring in comparison. Add to that the fact that D-Plan crowds are the coolest around and Eric is one of the nicest band members you could meet (perhaps second only to the mighty Robert Nastanovich) and you have the makings of the most vital act in music today. But that's just my opinion. -----Original Message----- From: Matt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 11:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MMouse]: THE DISMEMBERMENT PLAN ! RESPECT IS DUE ! The albums preceding 'Emergency & I' (which are 'The Dismemberment Plan is terrified' and '!') are mandatory listening for anyone following the modern era of rock n roll. However, during the time period between ...terrified and emergency, something magical happend......travis learned to sing !! it really shows on Emergency....compare standout trax from 'terrified' suchas, ice of boston, doing the standstill...with anything from emergency, and you cannot get the same level of pure sincerity. Emergency & I is one of the most profound albums to come out in the past few years and it will be a major influence on any significant musician to emerge in the near future. it seems the d-plan get lumped into the 'emo' category by default. They play with alot of the bands associated with emo... as already pointed out, but they cannot definitively be classified as emo. I would go so far as to say they are in a genre completely of their own making. Songs like 'The City' with its keyboards swelling into valhalla, and that drum breaking yr back as you swing yr body in motion with the tingling guitar. And to see them live, dancing, moving those hips to every pulse pounding beat. travis beckoning for some brave soul to come up front and breakdance.....ah, dear god, is there a better band on the planet ? Bringing influences as far ranged as hip hop to classic r&b to, dare i say, prog rock, the d-plan meld the sincerity and enthusiam of life into their music and it shows. how can one deny the power of the d-plan ?! RESPECT IS DUE mathhue p.s. http://www.dismembermentplan.com
